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AnExANDER A. EoBDoN. OF-DE'JIRQIT, AND GEORGE LEWELLYN MORRISON, or Hanson, rarcmean.

COLLAPSFIBLE Box.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 1st, 1913.

Application filed llovember 29, l9l2. Serial No. 733,990.

[Be it known that we, ALEXANDER .A. Forzoors and GEORGE L. MORR SON, citlzens of the United States, residing at Detroit,, county of Wayne, and Hudson, county of' Lenawee', State of Michigan, respectively, have lnvented a certain new and useful Impror'ementin Collapsible Boxes, and declare the following to be a full,-clear, and exact. description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference beingl had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to paper boxes and has for its object a box that is collapsible and that has va reinforcing member which .and the reinforcing member is drawn into serves to impart rigidity to the box when it isin, position for service. a

This box is especially designed for hats position, as the box is opened out from a collapsed position, by the strings which tie the cover on and which may be used to carry the box. v

' In the drawings :-Fig ure1, is a View of the blank. Fig. 2, is a perspective of-the inside of the box at one corner. Fig. 3, is a perspective of the box collapsing. Fig. 4,

'is'a plan view of the collapsed box. Fig. 5,

is a vertical section of the box. Fig. 6, is a similar section showlngthe reinforced member drawn into position for service.

' collapsed cover.

Fig. 7, is a View of the blank from which the cover is formed. Fig. 8, is a perspective Fig. 9, is a similar perspective showing' how the cover collapses. Fig. 10, is a plan view of the Fig. 11, is a-perspective of thebox with the cover in place.

The blank is scored parallel to its four edges by the lines a;o. These lines are set a distance from the edge equal to the height of the box that is desired to be constructed. These parallel scorings cross forming the four .gussets 1 that are diagonally scored by the lines b-b, so that each gusset is bisected to fold together as shown in Fig. 2. The sides 2fof the blank are vdiagonally scored-by .the lines 0, which substantially bisect the angles at the inside corners of thesides and extend to the edges. These sc'oringsallow the collapsing of the sides inward, as shown in Fig. 3, so that the othertwo sides of the 'box may fold down oven.

the sides -The gussets 1 are fastened to the sides 2 of the box by staples or other fasteners that are inserted at'the top as shown in Fig. .2 at 3. Cooperating with these gussets or corner-members at each side is a reinforcing member or strip t which comprises a strip of stifi paper board, or metal may be used if desired.- The ends are scored as at d by a diagonal scoring that registers with the scoring 0 when the strip is in place at the bottom of the side 2. It is, therefore, evident that when the reinforcing member 4 is at the bottom of the side 2 that it is still held between the gusscts 1 and the side 2 and yet it in no way interferes with the collapsing of the box, as in Fig. 3.. Its position at the bottom of the side 2 is shown in Fig. 5. There are a couple of perforations 5 in the strip and through these passes a cord 6, which passes to the outside of the box through the two perforations 7 in the'side 2 which are spaced apart the same distance as the perforations 5 and are in horizontal line, hence when both portions of the cord 6 are simultaneously pulled through the hole 7, the reinforcing strip rises to the top of the box, as shown in Fig. 6 and is'held in place by the gussets 1. It is, however, obvious that this reinforcing strip now counteracts the tendency of the sides to collapse along the scorings 0.

By tying the two cords 6 (one cord being connected to each reinforcing strip) as shown in Fig. 11, the reinforcing strips are held in their upper position where they are of service. It is apparent that when the box is carried by the cords 6 that the reinforcing strips will be forced to their upper most position and hence the more strain on the cords the tighter do the reinforcing strips engage with the gussets. These cords 6 serve also to tie the cover 8 upon the box. This cover 8 is scored parallelto its edges by lines ee.. Slits 9 are cut from the edges integral is diagonall scored as at 11, so as to fold down upon t e main portion of the cover and allow the adjacent side member to -folddown over it and th'efmain portion of the cover. The position of the side members as they are part-way collapsed is shown.

in Fig. 9 and the cover in complete collapsed position, is shown in Fig. 10. It will,therehence the two may be. shipped in a minimum of space.-

VVhat we claim is 2-- l. A collapsible box comprising a rectangular blank, having parallel scorings forming the bottom and the sides of the box and forming portions intervening between the sides that are scored obliquely. and which form gussets that fold into the box, means for fastening the folded gussets to some of the sides, the said sides to which the gussets are folded having oblique scorings Which allow 'thesaid sides to collapse and separate reinforcing strips reciprocable between the bottom of the collapsible sides and the top of the collapsible sides, the said reinforcing strips being slid able between the scoredsides and the gussets that are fastened there to, substantially as described.

2, A collapsible boX comprising a bottom, sides, triangular'gussets connecting two of the sides to the other two sides and folded and fastened to such two other sides, tie saidsides to which the gussets are fasten being scored to allow them to collapse, rate reinforcing strips reciprocable between the collapsible sides and the adjacent gas sets and a cord fastened to one reinforcing strip passing through a'perforation in the collapsible side and over the box to the adjacent side where it passes'through a perforation and is connected totlie other reinforcing strip on the opposite side whereby the reinforcing strips when at the bottom of the 40 sides do not interfere withthe collapsing of the sides but when drawn up by the cord they prevent their collapsing, substantially as described. I i

In testimony whereof, we sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses; ALEXANDER A. FORDON. GEORGE LEWELLYN MORRISON. Witnesses for Fordon:

S'IUART O. BARNES, VIRGINIA C. SPRA'I'I. Witnesses for Morrison:

PERCY J. DILLON, LELAND P. BEAL.

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